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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Add and Edit Value Lifeline</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">From the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> </span><span class="f_BodyText">Enterprise Architect UML</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> drag a </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="valuelifeline.htm">Value Lifeline</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> element onto your diagram. The element displays on the diagram.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To edit the Value Lifeline name, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the element. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Other Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Timeline &lt;name&gt;</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays, showing the </span><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Overtype the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Apply</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button and the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Sizing and Scale</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the top left corner of a selected Lifeline element are the left and right </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">quick sizing</span><span class="f_BodyText"> buttons (<img src="quicksize.png" width="34" height="17" border="0" alt="Quicksize">). These buttons increase or decrease the width of the Lifeline element, which in turn controls the scale width of each time unit. By increasing the width of the element you increase the resolution when adding transitions, which makes them easier to edit.</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">In order to edit the Value Lifeline element, you must click on it to select it.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You now <a href="edit_states_in_a_value_lifelin.htm">add states</a> and <a href="edit_transitions_in_a_value_li.htm">edit transitions</a> on the Value Lifeline.</span></p>




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